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Eng. 1C—Essay # 2 Rhetorical Analysis-- Essay# 2 (2-3 pages)

The objective of the essay is to closely analyze the rhetorical strategies used in one of the readings of your textbook, Practical Argument. Choose ONE of following articles for a Rhetorical Analysis. The articles are culled from the first four chapters, but if you wish to analyze another article, you are welcome to do so if it is in the textbook, Practical Argument. You must however let me know which article you plan to analyze if it is not one of these below:

Choose ONE of the articles for analysis:

Ellen Ruppel Shell. “College May Not Be Worth It Anymore” (Pgs. 33-35)

Marty Nemko. “We send too many students to College” (Pgs. 36-39)

Jennie Le. “What does it mean to be a College Grad?” (Pgs. 40-41)

Bryan Caplan. “The World Might be better off Without College for Everyone.” (Pgs. 42-47)

Mary C Daly and Leila Bengali. “Is it Still Worth Going to College.” (Pgs.48-53)

John Tierney. “The Reign of Recycling.” (Pgs. 66-70)

Bob Holmes. “Waste Not...?” (Pgs. 76-80)

Jenny Luna. “We Are So Forked.” (Pgs.80-82)

Rajiv Ravisankar. “Sweetshop Oppression” (Pgs. 121-123)

Jerome Seiger. “Sweatshops Are Good.” (Pgs. 124 –125)

Structure of the paper:

1. Introduction: Introduce the article and articulate the thesis of the article. End the introduction with an assessment of the effectiveness of the argument. The effectiveness of the argument should be based on rhetorical strategies employed by the writer(s) of the article. This will be your thesis for the Rhetorical Analysis.

Example of the last line of the introduction: Mary Daly and Leila Bengali in “Is it Still Worth Going to College” present an effective argument for the value of a financial investment towards a college degree as their evidence and reasoning is largely drawn from recent research in the field.

2. Body Paragraphs: This will be an analysis of the Rhetorical situation and Rhetorical Strategies Used. (Tip: Consult the PowerPoint of Chapter 4 to get to understand both Rhetorical Situation and Rhetorical Strategies). You may use some or all the criteria that apply to your article. You may also begin the first body paragraph with a summary of the article.

a. Rhetorical Situation: Analyze the Writer’s background, the Writer’s purpose, and the Writer’s audience. Support with textual evidence from the article

b. Rhetorical Triangle: Consider the means of persuasion: Logos, Pathos and Ethos. Decide what weightage is given to each in your chosen article. Support with textual evidence from the article

c. Rhetorical Strategies: Analyze the thesis, the organization, the evidence, and the stylistic techniques of the writer. Support with textual evidence from the article

3. Conclusion: Conclude with a final assessment of the effectiveness of the argument of your article and provide your reasoning for the assessment. You should examine both the strengths and the weaknesses and decide whether you find the argument effective or not. This assessment should support the thesis of your paper.

Further Guidelines:

1. Outline your article when preparing for the essay as that will give you a good idea of the thesis and evidence of the article.

2. Be 2-3 pages long and formatted according to MLA guidelines.

3. Your thesis should assess the effectiveness of the argument based on some elements of the texts’ rhetorical strategies (how the argument is put together)

4. Introduce the text properly and summarize the text’s argument clearly and concisely.

5. Use quotations as evidence of your thesis and where appropriate in the summary.

6. Explain how the rhetorical strategies work (how they are meant to impact the reader)

7. Explain how the rhetorical strategies support the text's overall argument.

8. Incorporate quotations properly and use in-text citations for them as needed.

9. Use signal phrases to attribute ideas to the original author.

10. Be written effectively and coherently, with few punctuations or grammatical errors.

Due Dates:

1st draft ------ Wednesday July 7

2nd draft -- Sunday July 10

Peer editing on Canvas Monday July 11

Final essay –Wednesday July 13